SAN DIEGO, CA (March 12TH, 2018) Renegade Game Studios is partnering up with Garphill Games to co-publish a new trilogy of games starting with Architects of the West Kingdom! Thanks to the designer of Raiders of the North Sea, Shem Phillips, and first-time designer S J Macdonald, we can now visit the Carolingian Empire as Royal Architects. In the North Sea trilogy, you are Vikings experiencing pillaging, raiding, exploring and in the West Kingdom, you are playing architects, creating important landmarks.

Architects of the West Kingdom is set at the end of the Carolingian Empire, circa 850 AD. As royal architects, players compete to impress their King and maintain their noble status by constructing various landmarks throughout his newly appointed domain. Players will need to collect raw materials, hire apprentices and keep a watchful eye on their workforce. These are treacherous times. Rival architects will stop at nothing to slow your progress. Will you remain virtuous, or be found in the company of thieves and black marketeers?

The aim of Architects of the West Kingdom is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. Points are gained by constructing various Buildings and advancing work on the Archbishop’s Cathedral. Throughout the game, players will need to make a lot of moral decisions. However, only at the game’s end will their virtue be judged. A few underhanded deals here and there might not seem like much, but fall too far and you will be punished. The game ends once a set number of constructions have been completed.